Dirty sexy money! (reuters photo)
That grainy, sleazy undercover video of Sarah Ferguson selling access to Prince Andrew! It’s making Beltway clutch at our pearls. The Duchess of York! In what appears to be a hotel room; red wine and a cigarette, really bad hair. We feel we’ve seen that movie before. It’s a sad, sordid business.
But here is why Sarah Ferguson is awesome and sets a good example for politicians and celebrities closer to home: She copped to the whole thing, immediately. Notes Reuters:
“I very deeply regret the situation and the embarrassment caused,” Ferguson said in a statement.
“It is true that my financial situation is under stress however, that is no excuse for a serious lapse in judgment and I am very sorry that this has happened,” she added.
The Duchess of York — by her own account chronically skint — was nabbed in an undercover sting by News of the World, offering to introduce a journalist posing as a wealthy businessman to the prince, who is also a trade envoy, for 500,000 pounds by wire transfer, plus $40k in cash. Ka-ching!
It’s very unfortunate, to be sure. But Ferguson didn’t hide, or stonewall, hire a fancy mouthpiece or even deny it — nor did she immediately check into rehab. She admitted it and apologized.
Washington and Hollywood and all places in between, please take note.
